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W. R. WIL$0N. MACHINE FOR WASHING PRINTERS TYPE FORMS. No. 423,402.

Patented Mar. 11, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT GEEICE.

IVILLIAM ROSS \VILSON, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO HOOPER,VILSON & 00., OF SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FOR WASHING PRINTERS TYPE-FORMS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 423,402, dated March11, 1890.. Application filed September 12, 1888. Serial No. 285,189. (Nomodel.)

"To all whom it 11mg concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAn Ross WILsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Machines for Washing Printers Type-Forms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an apparatus for washing printers forms.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is an end elevation of the washer. Fig. 2 is a front elevationin which the formholder is shown partly broken away. Fig. 3 is avertical cross-section of the apparatus on the line 3 shown in Fig. 2.Fig. i is an inner side view of the form-holder. Fig. 5 represents adetached detail view showing the devices wherebythe form-holder is held.

The letter A designates an upright case havin g a back 1), two ends 0,and a trough-shaped bottom d. A lyeqecept-acle E is mounted on the topof the case and has a spigot f, and a flexible spout or hose g projectsdown through the case-top. This spout or hose may be attached to aspigot g, leading from a water pipeor any other convenient source ofsupply. Below the case-bottom d is a waste-pipe H, serving to carry offthe waste water. Below the case ends 0 have bearings 7:, wherein aform-holder J is pivoted. The form-holder comprises a iiatsurfaced platewith side flanges 70 and a trunnion Z at each end. The trunnions set inthe said bearings t on the case, and thereby the form-holder may beturned over so that its front surface 011. will face toward thewashing-case, and it will have an inclined position, with its lowermostor drain edge at resting down in the troughshaped bottom (I, asin-Figs.1 and 2. In this posit-ion a form of type resting on the frontsurface m of the holder may be readily and thoroughly Washed, as will beunderstood. The form-holder may also be turned so that its front surfacewill face away from the washing-case, as shown in Fig. 3. When it is inthis position, the flanged edge 0 that is lowermost will rest on thefloor or on a suitable stop or seat 13. Then the holder is in thisposition, a form of type locked up in a chase may easily be set orplaced in the holder, and then the holder, with the type on it, may beturned over to the position shown in Fi 1.

In order to confine the form of type in the holder and prevent it fromshifting or slipping whenthe holder is turned over, a locking-bar Q isprovided. This barextends across the holder and its ends engage racks 7,which are fixed permanently at theends of the holder. '60 It will beunderstood that a form of type may thus be confined between said bar Qand the flanged edge 0 at one side of the holder.

To retain the pivoted holder J when it is in the inclined position forwashing, as in Fig. 1, and prevent it from accidentally turning awayfrom the washing-case, a clamp is provided as follows: One of thetrunnions is pro vided with a cone-shaped collar 3, rigidly securedthereto. A ring or collar it is supported on a stationary bracket 10,attached to the end 0 of the washer-case, and said ring takes over thetrunnion Z and is in contact with the conecollar 5. A set-nut c has afriction fit on the trunnion, and may be tightened to press against thesaid stationary ring a. It will now be understood that the cone-collar sand setnut Q) act as a clamp to bind the stationary ring, and therebythe device serves to retain the holder J wherever it may be set.

The washing apparatus, it will be seen, is a convenient and usefulaccessory for a printing-office.

Having described my invention, I claim- I 1. The co1nb' nation, in amachine for washing printers forms, of a vertical case having atrough-shaped bottom, and a form-holder provided with trunnions,journaled in bear ings at each end of the case, whereby the saidform-holder may be turned to a vertical position with its face away fromthe casing or turned into an inclined position within the casing, asshown and described.

2. The combination, in a machine for wash in g printers forms, of avertical casing having a trough-shaped bottom and open at one side, aform-holder having trunnions, journaled at the ends of the open side,and a rest whereby the form may be held in a vertical position,substantially as specified.

3. The combination of an upright case, a form holder pivoted at two endsof said case,

and a looking-bar Q, extending across the formholder to confine the formthereon.

at. The combination of an upright case, a form-holder pivoted at twoends of said ease and provided with racks 9", and a bar extending acrossthe form-holder and engaged with said racks.

5. The combination of an upright case, a form-holder having trunnions Z,the cone-e01- lar f, a set-nut o, and a stationary ring it, whereby theform-holder may be held in an adjusted position, substantially asspecified.

6. The combination of an upright case provided with a trough-shapedbottom, a form holder pivoted at two ends of said case, a lyereoeptaele,and a flexible spout or hose for water.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

WILLIAM ROSS WILSON.

Witnesses:

JOHN E. MORRIS, Jim. T. MADDoX.

